From Kleins Gate its 5-6 hours ride to Engaresero, where you find most accomodation. Best it to camp at Lobo public campsite or stay in a lodge, both near Kleins Gate, which is appr an 2 hour drive from Seronera. Bear the following in mind: to get from central Serengeti ( Seronera) to Lake Natron Conservation Area in a day, is not recommendable and not feasible. Not everyone is aware though of the driving times to Lake Natron. The most logical route is to visit the Ngorongoro Conservation Area and the Serengeti first and than continue to Lake Natron. Where to include Lake Natron in my Tanzania travel itineary? The cooler months here (June, July and August) are hot but bearable the rest of year has very high temperatures.In December and January, the lake shores swarm with flamingos, as then is the time most of their eggs hatch. Oldoinyo Lengai is not a climb to take lightly, its a very tough. This climb usually starts at midnight, to avoid the heat, and you climb for around six hours, through the night, to reach the spectacular views of the top by sunrise.
The fit and brave might like to try and climb Oldoinyo Lengai, an active vulcano. After a few hours you’ll reach a beautiful natural swimming pool surrounded by steep rock walls – showered by cascades of spring-water and overlooked by palm trees. This walk winds up through a shady gorge (very welcome in the heat) between steep cliffs. You can walk up to the Engero Sero Waterfalls. They feed on an algae with red pigments.Īctivities in the Lake Natron area focus mainly on walks and enjoying the fascinating scenery.You can walk out across the baked mud to the shores of the great soda lake itself, in which algae and zooplankton thrive – which in turn attract the flamingos that line the lake’s shore. Due to the high presence of natron ( a mineral salt) in the lake, these birds undergo a natural process of mummification, and you can come across stoned birds washed up along the lake shores…įew predators can survive here, and the result is a safe breeding ground for the millions of flamingos who return here annually to nest.
#LAKE NATRON FLAMINGO SEASON SKIN#
Yet the clear water surface misleads birds who happily dive in the water, after which their skin burns and they tragically die.
The alkalinity levels of the lake can become so concentrated, that they almost approach that of straight ammonia, and the water is often viscous to touch. Lake Natron sits at the lowest point of the rift valley – 600m above sea level – and is probably the world’s most caustic body of water. This area lies north east of the Ngorongoro Crater close to the border of Kenya. Visit this area for its remoteness, spectacular scenery and the possibility to do a challenging night hike up to Oldoinyo Lengai, an active volcano. Eat some dust on your way to remote Lake Natronĭo you like to roughen it a bit? Do you like to beat the crowds in Tanzania, enjoy some off road driving on dusty and bumpy roads? If the answer is yes - than Roadtrip Tanzania highly recommends a visit to Lake Natron, an out of space experience.
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